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42
Recorded
Tuition-free coding school founded in Paris, 2013, by Xavier Niel. Named 42 after Adams.
A school called 42. Paris, 2013. No tuition, no diploma required. Xavier Niel named it for the Answer in Adams. Reception, not an independent recurrence. The integer was chosen because the joke was already famous.
What it supports
An intentional Adams-derived institution. NYT, 15 November 2013. First piscine July 2013, first intake November. Official site 42. fr. Campuses later spread. The name is the object.
What it does not
Not a discovered 42. Not Gutenberg, not Catalan, not molybdenum. Label reception.
ExactnessAuthored use
Form42
Unitname
Strengthhard
When2013